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Longboat Key
Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2009
6 years ago

Capture the 'Spirit of America' in The Observer's photo contest

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The Observer Staff

Do you have a photo that captures the “Spirit of America?” The Observer is seeking submissions for its first online photo contest, “Spirit of America,” on YourObserver.com. Upload your photos that celebrate America’s birthday, the Fourth of July. The winner of the contest will be featured in The Observer’s Fourth of July special section, “The Spirit of America.”

Entering the contest is easy. Simply visit YourObserver.com and click on the “Spirit of America” photo contest rectangle, located on the bottom right-hand corner of YourObserver.com’s home page. Click on the “submissions” tab, fill out the form and upload your favorite photos. Submissions will be accepted from now until 8:45 a.m. Monday, June 15.

Reader voting for the best photo representing the “Spirit of America” will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, June 15 and end at 5 p.m. Monday, June 22. Registered users can vote up to 10 times per day.

The winning photo will be featured in The Observer’s “Spirit of America” special section, which will be inserted into all three of The Observers — Longboat, East County and Sarasota — on July 2, as well as on YourObserver.com. The winner will also receive a PENTAX Optio T10 6.0 Megapixels digital camera with 3x optical zoom, valued at $329.99, and sponsored by Donovan at Wolf Camera.